IT&Software
Just Cause maker Avalanche acquired by Nordisk Film
Nordisk Film first acquired a minority stake in Avalanche in 2017. Things will continue to tick along pretty much as normal, albeit with Nordisk chief Mikkel Weider joining the board and Avalanche having gained additional financial stability. [Full Article...]
WWDC 2018 Not To Feature Any Major Hardware Announcements
So says Bloomberg , which reports that despite earlier rumours to the contrary, Apple's incoming MacBook upgrades - which includes a new MacBook Pro, new 12in MacBook and a "cheap" MacBook Air successor - won't debut at WWDC on Monday, and will instead be shown off later in the year. [Full Article...]
Microsoft to Retire Groove for Android and iOS
The applications won't work anymore from December 1, 2018 on and Microsoft recommends that users uninstall them from their devices. The update only brings bug fixes, but given that the app is severely reduced in functionality, only really able to play music from your OneDrive , even a maintenance update is unexpected. [Full Article...]
LG's AI-infused G7 ThinQ is now available in the US
It also offers new Super Bright camera which claims to offer four times bright images of photo captured in dim light. Additionally, the LG V35 is MIL-STD 810G compliant and has IP68 water resistance, similar to the company's other flagships. [Full Article...]
Arm launches "laptop-class" Cortex-A76 CPU - CPU
For more in-depth technical details on the Mali-G76, visit our blog . ARM has unveiled its latest high-end mobile CPU, the Cortex-A76 - and benchmark comparisons with existing Android chips and Apple's A-series ones suggests that the iPhone maker is a solid two years ahead of the competition ... [Full Article...]
IOS 12 Might Include Features to Keep You Off Your Phone
Nor is the Apple Watch Series 4, which is predicted to arrive in the fall retaining prior models' sizes, shapes, and band compatibility while increasing screen real estate. If you're anything like us you're probably glued to your phone , but if you're an iPhone user then with iOS 12 you might find you start using your phone slightly less. [Full Article...]
BBC to show Federation Internationale de Football Association tournament games in Ultra HD
Now it's going to show live Russian Federation 2018 World Cup matches in 4K UHD, and it's telling everyone in advance. There's one catch, however: due to bandwidth limitations, access to the 4K HDR streams for each match will be given on a first come first served basis. [Full Article...]
OnePlus 6’s face unlock can be bypassed with a printed photo
He may have registered his face on the device earlier. In fairness to OnePlus , all phones that employ some variation of facial recognition operate this way (except for the iPhone X ). In OnePlus' defence, no face unlock system is fully secure. " We designed Face Unlock around convenience, and while we took corresponding measures to optimise its security we always recommended you use a pass... [Full Article...]